Apparatus for making lemonade.



No. 684,784. Patented Oct. 22, |901.-

J. DE BOLSTER.

APPARATUS FUR MAKING LEMONADE.

(Application led Apr. 27, 1899.|

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JOHANNES DE BOLSTER, 0F AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS.

APPARATUS FOR MAKING LEMONADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,784, dated October22, 1901.

Application inea April 27, 1899.

To a/ZZ 'Loh/0m t muy concern:

Beit known that I, JOHANNES DE HOLSTER, a subject of the Queen of theNetherlands, residing at Amsterdam, Netherlands, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Making Lemonade and otherDrinks from Squashed Fruits, (for which I have applied for a patent inGermany, dated March l5, 1899,) of which the following is aspecification.

It is the object of my invention to enable the juice to be expressedfrom lemons, limes, oranges, or other fruit with facility and expeditionand to enable lemonade or other beverages containing fruit-juicerto bequickly mixed.

A part of my improvements are designed to enable the fruit-sections tobe subjected to great pressure to thoroughly express the juice with theexpenditure of little etfort on the part of the operator.

Another part of my invention relates to means for retaining thefruit-sections in position on their support to be properly acted upon bythe pressure-piece.

My invention relates to other features of construction and combinationsofparts,which are fully set forth hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of an apparatus for makinglemonade, dac., embodying my invention, with parts shown in verticalsection; and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

a is an upright frame provided with vertical guides b b, between whichis guided a movable carriage c, carrying a supporting tray 'or shelf onwhich the fruit-support or squeezing-cone n is mounted. The carriage cis hinged, as at g, to a linkf, which is connected with a lever e e',pivoted in arms d CZ of the frame ct.

i is a plunger guided in a sleeved bracket 7c and connected by a link hwith the lever c e on the side of the fulcrum opposite to that on whichthe link fis connected. Carried by the ange t is the pressure-piece orsqueezinghell t', and within the bell i isa rod t, loosely supportedWithin the hollow end of the plungert'and provided with a flaring orcup-shaped extremity l. The shelf or tray is formed withan opening belowthe squeezing-cone n, through which the expressed juice passes, and

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over this opening the usual. screen or grating (not shown) may bearranged to catch the particles of pulp and seeds.

0 is a cone carried by the table c below the aperture through which thejuice may pass into the glass or receptacle 19. The half-section of thefruit is placed upon the cone n, under the bell i', with the end Z oftherod Z'resting on its apex m. The rod thus acts to support thefruit-section upon the cone and constitutes a fruit-retaining piece toretain the fruit-section upon its support and in proper position to beacted upon by the pressure piece or bell i.

The lever e is depressed and the table c and cone n are raised, whilethe plunger and bell t" are simultaneouslylowered, and the fruit istightly squeezed between the bell and cone. The expressed piece'passesthrough the table c and guide o into the glass p. Whenwthe juice hasbeen expressed from the-fruit-seetion, the lever e is lifted and thecone wand' bell t" are moved apart. The squeezedsection may then beremoved and a fresh piece substituted and the operation may be repeated.By the simultaneous raising of the cone n and lowering of the bell 1l bythe operation of the lever e the fruit may be subjected to greatpressure, so that the juice may be thoroughly and quickly expressed.

To enable water and sugar to be mixed with the juice without removingvthe glass, I provide suitable water and sugar supplying devices. l.

g is a sugar receptacle or hopper terminating in a trough above theglass. By means of a rotary Wheel s within the receptacle, operated by ahandle t, a quantity of sugarf may be forced through the trough into theglass.

e' is a water-tube terminating in a nozzle a' (dotted lines) andcommunicating through a tube 'u' with a cock e, which is connected witha water-supply u. By turning the tube n by the handle w the valve e maybe opened and the nozzle z may be simultaneously moved over the glass pto supply Water thereto. By turning the handle w back the valve e isclosed and the nozzle e is moved away from the glass.

The minor details of construction which have been shown may he variedwithout departing from the invention.

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What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is asfollowsz" l. In a fruit-squeezer, the combination ofa support for thefruit, a pressure-piece adapted to press the fruit upon said support, alever, and oppositely and directly acting connections between said leverand the support and pressurepiece, whereby said support andpressure-piece are simultaneously and oppositely moved by the operationof said lever.

2. In a fruit-squeezer, the combination of a mo`vable table, a supportfor the fruit carried thereby, a movable plunger, a pressure-piececarried by said plunger, a lever, having oppositely and directly actingconnections between said movable table and plunger respectively, whereby'said fruit-support and pressure-piece are simultaneously and oppositelymoved when said plunger is operated.

3. In a fruit-squeezer, the combination of a vertically movable table, asqueezing,r -cone carried thereby, a vertically-movable plunger, apressure-bell carried thereby and arranged in line with saidsqueezing-cone, a lever, and directly-acting connections between saidlever and the table and plunger respectively and on relatively oppositesides of the fulcrum of said lever, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

4. In a fruit-squeezer, the combination of a support for the fruit, amovable pressurepiece adapted to press the fruit upon its support toexpress the juice, and a fruit-retaining piece loosely carried by saidpressurepiece and adapted to rest upon the fruit and hold it upon itssupport until the pressurepiece is brought into action.

5. In a frnit-squeezer, the combination of a squeezing-cone adapted tosupport the fruit, a movable pressure-piece adapted to press the fruitupon said cone to express the juice, and

`a fruit-retaining rod l loosely carried by said t pressure-piece isbrought into action.

7. In a fruit-squeezer,.the combination of a support for the fruit, apressure-piece adapted to press the fruit upon its support, afruitretaining. piece loosely carried by said pressure-piece and adaptedto rest upon the fruit and retain it upon the support until thepressure-piece is brought into action, and means to move said supportand pressure-piece siA multaneously in opposite directions.

8. In afruit-squeezer, the combination of a movable table, a support forthe fruit carried thereby, a guide for the expressed juice carried bysaid table and located below said fruitsupport, a movable pressure-piecearranged over said fruit-support and a common actuating device connecteddirectly with said pressure-piece and fruit-support respectively to movethem simultaneously in opposite directions. y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHANNES DE BOLSTER.

Witnesses:

ANTON Gunnrr DAKE, AUGUST Srcirnrnn DocEN.

